South Carolina lawmakers to focus on jobs
Lawmakers return to Columbia Tuesday to face a deepening budget crisis and record unemployment.
Job creation will be the main focus during the session that opens at noon Tuesday, according to area lawmakers. But also high on the agenda will be taking a knife to a budget that’s already had $1.5 billion hacked from it in the past 18 months.
“What we’ve got to do is be one of the most business-friendly states in the country,” said Sen. Lee Bright, R-Roebuck. Read more
